Press Release

L-3 GCS Selected as VSAT terminal partner for Global Xpress Service

Contact: Eileen Yatteau
Sr. Marketing Manager
L-3 GCS
(585) 742-9136

For Immediate Release

L-3 GCS Selected as VSAT terminal partner Global Xpress
Service

Victor, New York, November 7, 2012- L-3 GCS, today announced it
has been signed by Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT) as an initial launch partner
for land satellite terminals for its forthcoming Global Xpress
service. L-3 GCS brings the field-tested credibility that
Global Xpress customers require when upgrading to Ka- Band speed
and coverage. By joining L-3 GCS's Panther™ and Hawkeye™
cretified terminals with Inmarsat's global managed services,
customers will realize the value and flexibility of combining
national MILSATCOM with on-demand commercial serivice under any
operational scenario.

Scheduled for service introduction in 2014, Global Xpress will
offer an unprecedented combination of high data rates, bandwith and
global coverage. Inmarsat's new satellites netowrk aligns
with the trend by governments worldwide to shift operations to Ka-
Band and will provide super-fast uplink and downlink data
rates. Global Xpress is the only global Ka- Band system of
its kind, and will enhance L-3 GCS product lines of highly
transportable, rugged and reliable terminals on a variety of
applications and missions.

"L-3 GCS is particularly honored to have been selected as a VSAT
terminal partner for Global Xpress. Our valued customers will
now have access to not only the highest quality, innovative,
WGS-capable VSAT terminals, but also to on-demand commercial
services with the superior speed and coverage of Global Xpress,"
said Bob Jacobson, president of L-3 GCS.

"Inmarsat is pleased to include L-3 GCS as a supplier of Global
Xpress-qualified terminals. Government customers have come to rely
on Panther™ and Hawkeye™ equipment for some of their most critical
missions. Thye will be especially pleased that the
outstanding performance and reliability they have come to expect in
the field from L-3 GCS terminals will soon support global high-rate
secure operatioons across the Inmarsat Global Xpress network," said
Peter Hadinger, VP Government, Inmarsat Global Xpress.

Located in Victor, N.Y., GCS is a leading provider of satellite
communications (SATCOM) systems that integrate data, broadband
internet, telephony, multimedia, audio, video, and computer
networking. These rugged, easily deployed systems are
utilized by the Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland
Security as well as federal agencies and commercial sector
customers. To learn more about L-3 GCS, please visit the
company's website at www.L-3com.com/gcs.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 emplys approximately 51,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor in C3ISR (Command,
Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance) systems used on military and commercial
platforms. To learn more about L-3, please visit the
company's website at www.L-3com.com.

To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's website at
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company's websie and is readily accessible.

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